New Jersey Institute of Technology Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering CE 431 Construction Materials Laboratory Fall 2012

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No Text (Handouts) Professor Thomas Boland 973-353-1108 thomasmboland@gmail.com Course Outline (Subject To Change) Topics Reference Introduction, Safety, Lab Report Format, Group Designed Project Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Mix Design ACI 211 Group Design Mix Due Group Designed Project Topic Due ASTM C143, ASTM C23, ASTM C173 ASTM C192, ASTM C31

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PCC Batch and Test Mix, Slump, Air, Cylinders

Concrete Cylinder Testing (7 Day) ASTM C-31 Welding Lecture Group Designed Project Pre-Proposal Due (less than a page) Welding and Weld Testing Welding and Weld Testing Concrete Cylinder Testing (28 day), Windsor Probe,ASTM-C31, ASTM-C805 Concrete Hammer, Indirect Tension ASTM-C803, ASTM-C496 Epoxy Lecture - Fasteners Epoxy Lab Epoxy Strength Testing-Tension, Shear ASTM-D897 Group Designed Project -Topic*, Research and Testing Proposal Due Strain Gauges Construction Vibration and Noise Measurement (Tentive) Group Designed Project Group Designed Project ANSI/AWSD1.1

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14 Presentation of Student Designed Testing Projects **Note all reports are to be individual unless other wise directed.

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Pile Driving Test; Comparison of Compressive Strength of Cement, Mortar, Concrete; Tension Strength of Non-Ferrous Metals; Heat Treating/Cold Working of Steel; Testing of Riveted Connections; Load Cell Testing; Testing of a Bolted Connection; Reinforced Concrete Beam; Deck Materials; Hard Hat Impact Test; Parking Deck Load Test; ETC.

Introduction Welcome to the CEE Construction Materials Laboratory. This is a place where you will put to the test the theory you are learning in the classroom. The Construction Materials Laboratory Course (CE 431) is designed to complement the lecture portions of four construction/structures oriented courses: Construction Methods and Procedures (CE 210), Construction Engineering (CE 414), Concrete Design (CE 333) and Steel Design (CE 432). The specific objectives of this course are to provide the student with an opportunity to:

1. Investigate the properties and behavior of materials and their assemblies: 2. Become familiar with ASTM specifications and testing procedures and with construction field monitoring and testing practices; 3. Develop skills for analyzing experimental data and working in teams; 4. Learn to design and conduct a custom laboratory/field experiment. Most of the experiments are performed by student groups of four persons. The experiments re interactive and involve: (1) set-up; (2) operation; (3) measurement; (4) adjustment; (5) data gathering; and (6) data reduction. The group approach teaches the value of teamwork in problem solving during the laboratory period and after class as data are exchanged and reduced. Some experiments are performed as class demonstrations in which each group is assigned a single data set to analyze. Later, towards the end of the period, the groups report their results to form a collective body of data. You will have the opportunity to design and conduct your own custom laboratory experiment. It will be both an interesting and challenging experience, since you must translate a stated problem in

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a physical experiment, making decisions on set-up, experimental parameters, and analysis methods. This experiment will require you to apply the various experimental techniques that you have been learned throughout the semester. Written assignments must be submitted for each laboratory experiment. Most lab reports will be written and submitted individually by the student. In completing individual reports, students in the same group will share data, although all analyses and written text must be the students own work. A few group-written reports will be assigned during the semester. For some experiments, an abbreviated assignment in a lab problem format will be submitted. Your safety and the safety of those around you are of prime importance. Efforts have been made to reduce the hazard in the lab as much as possible. Students should follow the general safety rules included on the following page. If you should see anything that you consider to be a safety hazard report this condition to your lab instructor. If you have any questions about the safety of the lab you are going to conduct, consult the lab instructor. Take your experiments seriously. Forces into the thousands of pounds will be used throughout the course and if these forces are released in an uncontrolled manner injuries are possible. Good luck with your experiments this semester, and work safe!

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